Andrea Bocelli

Andrea Bocelli, as born in Lajatico, Italy, in 1958, is one of the greatest singing talents in the world today. He has been blind since age 12, owing to congenital glaucoma and a blow to the head while tending goal during a soccer game. Andrea did not begin his singing career until the late 1980s, when he began performing in piano bars throughout Italy. Before then he earned a law degree from the University of Pisa. In 1993 he was signed to a record contract after a scout heard him sing during a party. That was the beginning of a spectacular career, which saw him team with some of the best voices in the business. Andrea has worked with the likes of Luciano Pavarotti and Sarah Brightman, and has sung for the Pope. Perhaps his best-known hit is "Con Te Partirò [Time To Say Goodbye]", a duet with Brightman. Bocelli has also done "Vivo Per Lei," which means "I Live For Her". The song has been translated many times, and Bocelli has teamed up with many different singers in the translations. He himself sings the Italian and Spanish versions, and sings in Italian on the French and German versions of the song. Hélène Ségara, Marta Sánchez, Sandy and Judy Weiss have all teamed with him on different versions of the song. He has even worked with Céline Dion, teaming up with her for the song "The Prayer." Andrea met Enrica Cenzatti in 1987, and they married in 1992. They have two sons: Amos (b 22-Feb-1995) and Matteo (b 8-Oct-1997). See full bio on IMDb »

Andrea Bocelli was flying blind on the slopes Thursday in Switzerland. The famed tenor was skiing down an impressive St. Moritz ski run with his fam. Bocelli has not let his disability get in… READ MORE >

As if he wasn't talented enough, opera singer Andrea Bocelli showed off how fearless he is by in-line skating in Tuscany, Italy on Wednesday.The 54-year-old tenor -- who lost his sight at age 12… READ MORE >

Doing his best Michael Phelps impersonation, opera singer Andrea Bocelli went for the gold and put his God given talents on display in a blue skimpy one piece mankini on a yacht in Italy on… READ MORE >